Singles - Third Round: (2) Maria Sharapova def. Lucie
Safarova walkover (GI Illness)
Hm. Could it be that the blue clay looks like ocean and
is making players seasick? It appears Lucy Safarova will
end up at #22.

Singles - Third Round: (4) Agnieszka Radwanska def.
Roberta Vinci 7-6(7-1) 6-4
The contest for #2 isn't getting much clearer. Agnieszka
Radwanska can still take the spot -- if and only if she
wins Madrid and Maria Sharapova loses her next match. Of
course, even if Radwanska doesn't make it this week, she
is likely to have another chance at Rome. And it is
there that the #2 Roland Garros seed will be settled....
We show Roberta Vinci at #19.

Singles - Third Round: (9) Serena Williams def. (6)
Caroline Wozniacki 1-6 6-3 6-2
A lot of this may be Caroline Wozniacki's ankle injury,
but it is very lucky for Wozniacki that Marion Bartoli
went out early. Wozniacki stays #6 -- but just barely.
As for Serena Williams, she is getting closer and closer
to earning the #8 ranking. But it's now pretty much a
straight contest between Serena and Li Na: Whoever lasts
longer gets it, with ties to Serena.

Singles - Third Round: (Q) Lucie Hradecka def. Ekaterina
Makarova 6-2 7-6(7-5)
This is getting hard to believe. What has gotten into
Lucie Hradecka? #105 coming in, she is up to around #70.
She leaves Ekaterina Makarova around #40.

Singles - Third Round: (Q) Varvara Lepchenko def. Anabel
Medina Garrigues 6-1 6-7(3-7) 6-3
What a strange set of quarterfinalists: Six Top Ten
players -- and two qualifiers ranked below #70. Of
course, Varvara Lepchenko, like Lucie Hradecka, will be
climbing a lot. We show her rising from #77 to around
#55. She leaves Anabel Medina Garrigues just below the
Top Thirty -- and Medina Garrigues will lose some points
from Strasbourg next week. So this loss might well cost
Medina Garrigues her chance for a seed at Roland Garros
if she can't add points at Rome.

Doubles - Quarterfinal: Llagostera Vives/Martinez
Sanchez def. (2) Peschke/Srebotnik 6-4 6-4
This is probably largely due to Katarina Srebotnik's
continued struggle to get back into form, but it is
still amazing how quickly Llagostera Vives/Martinez
Sanchez have revived their partnership.

Doubles - Quarterfinal: (4) Kirilenko/Petrova def. (7)
Shvedova/Voskoboeva 6-1 6-2
Maria Kirilenko is hobbled by her ankle, and it cost her
in singles, but it doesn't seem to be affecting her
doubles much!

Doubles - Quarterfinal: (5) Errani/Vinci def. (WC)
Cibulkova/Husarova 6-4 7-5
Given that Errani/Vinci are the second-highest seeds
left, and that they are the top pair of healthy seeds,
this looks like a big chance. But do they want to go
all-out here? Rome, after all, is next week!

Doubles - Quarterfinal: Makarova/Vesnina def. Dulko/Suarez
6-7(5-7) 6-2 10-5 (Match TB)
It's starting to look as if Sania Mirza needed Elena
Vesnina a lot more than Vesnina needed Mirza. Dulko/Suarez
still have a shot at a Roland Garros seed, but this
makes it significantly harder.